"Son, never promise to wage thermonuclear war for a country you cannot find on a map." . . . It is said that there are very few American congressmen and senators who know where Slovakia is and how it differs
from Slovenia.

--Segodnya, August 25, 1995

If NATO comes closer to Russian borders, both strategic and
operational-tactical missiles could be used.

-- GeneralLev Rohklin, February 5, 1996

Everyone must know that in case of a direct challenge our response
would be fully fledged, and we are to choose the use of means . . . including nuclear weapons.

-- Ivan Rybkin, Russian Security Council, February 11, 1997

The most important thing is that we have firmly taken the stand of saying
"no" to [the United States] using force [against Iraq]. That is impossible.
That will mean a world war.

-- PresidentBoris Yeltsin, February 5, 1998

In the past few days, the world came close to a third world war. In accordance with a secret directive, the Russian Armed Forces were placed
on heightened combat alert.

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